Where does “نيشان” come from?
نيشان (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian نشان, from Middle Persian nyšʾn', from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.
نيشان (Arabic): sign; mark; aim, goal
Ancestry of “نيشان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | نشان | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | nyšʾn' | mark, sign; banner |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | ni- | down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |